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REMSCHEID

Most Famous People Born in Remscheid, Germany

Notable people: 302
Peak decade: 1960s
Median birth year: 1925
Most distinctive: Bank 10.2×

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Remscheid during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Remscheid Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

Politician is Remscheid's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (50).

Remscheid over-indexes on bank — 10.2× the global rate.

Remscheid under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Remscheid's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0010 POLITICIAN

Karl Jarres

1874 - 1951

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0014 POLITICIAN

Ernst Lemmer

1898 - 1970

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0018 POLITICIAN

Artur Becker (Politiker)

1905 - 1938

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0036 POLITICIAN

Sabine Thillaye

Born 1959

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0049 POLITICIAN

Petra Ernstberger

Born 1955

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0050 POLITICIAN

Robert Stamm

1900 - 1937

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0062 POLITICIAN

Hermann Schäfer (Politiker, 1892)

1892 - 1966

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0063 POLITICIAN

Gerd Ludwig Lemmer

1925 - 2016

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0069 POLITICIAN

Wolf-Dieter Hasenclever

Born 1945

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0072 POLITICIAN

Viktor Agartz

1897 - 1964

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0099 POLITICIAN

Walter Freitag

1889 - 1958

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0114 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Steinrücke

1959 - 2010

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0119 POLITICIAN

Albert Hackenberg

1852 - 1912

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0127 POLITICIAN

Karl Kleinjung

1912 - 2003

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0134 POLITICIAN

Jürgen Suhr

Born 1959

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0148 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Keller (Politiker)

1866 - 1941

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0151 POLITICIAN

Adolf Müller (Politiker, 1916)

1916 - 2005

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0156 POLITICIAN

Rainer Bleek

Born 1954

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0159 POLITICIAN

Heinrich Maria Martin Schäfer

1879 - 1951

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0165 POLITICIAN

Sven Wolf

Born 1976

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0181 POLITICIAN

Gustave Goldenberg

1805 - 1871

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0182 POLITICIAN

Gustav Flohr

1895 - 1965

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0194 POLITICIAN

Peter Wilhelm Brand

1900 - 1978

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0202 POLITICIAN

Max Hummeltenberg

1913 - 2004

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0206 POLITICIAN

Ewald Weisemann

1887 - 1963

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0207 POLITICIAN

Otto Lange (Politiker)

1878 - 1953

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0209 POLITICIAN

Johanna Brauweiler

1896 - 1989

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0217 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Paffrath

1896 - 1955

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0222 POLITICIAN

Friedrich Jansen (Unternehmer)

1813 - 1870

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0227 POLITICIAN

Otto Funke (Politiker)

1915 - 1997

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0228 POLITICIAN

Kurt Wüster

1925 - 1999

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0237 POLITICIAN

Gudrun Kopp (Politikerin, 1940)

Born 1940

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0240 POLITICIAN

Rolf D. Gassen

Born 1942

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0244 POLITICIAN

Otto Dowidat

1896 - 1975

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0245 POLITICIAN

Adolf Benscheid

1888 - 1961

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0248 POLITICIAN

Beate Wilding

Born 1956

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0249 POLITICIAN

Robert Schumacher (Politiker, 1936)

1936 - 1995

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0260 POLITICIAN

Waltraud Lehn

Born 1947

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0262 POLITICIAN

Ewald Funke

1905 - 1938

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0268 POLITICIAN

Lutz Recknagel

Born 1966

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0281 POLITICIAN

Kirsten Flesch

Born 1957

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0282 POLITICIAN

Peter Wolf (Politiker, 1923)

1923 - 2000

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0286 POLITICIAN

Elke Rühl

Born 1948

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0289 POLITICIAN

Arthur Oberberg

1888 - 1966

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0291 POLITICIAN

Gustav Theill

1886 - 1963

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0292 POLITICIAN

Rudolf Clemens

1922 - 2000

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0295 POLITICIAN

Käthe Kalweit

1909 - 1950

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0298 POLITICIAN

Karl Schröder (Politiker, 1913)

1913 - 1971

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0301 POLITICIAN

Hugo Ebbinghaus

1884 - 1945

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0302 POLITICIAN

Hans Hofmann (Politiker, 1909)

1909 - 1954

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